Zhong Nanshan: Strengthen the early diagnosis and treatment of COPD

China News Service, Guangzhou, November 17 (Reporter Cai Minjie) Zhong Nanshan's innovative research team, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, announced on the 17th that Zhong Nanshan hopes to strengthen the early diagnosis and treatment of COPD, "to create an early intervention that can be like hypertension and diabetes.
The way to treat COPD, so that we can save a lot of money for the country, and also minimize the impact of COPD on society
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November 17, 2021 is the 20th "World COPD Day" with the theme "Healthy Breathing, Unparalleled"
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Zhong Nanshan said that stroke is the first death rate in China, followed by heart disease, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (abbreviated as COPD) is the third
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At present, there are more than 90 million COPD patients in China, of which more than 95% are in the early stage of the disease, and the early patients generally have no obvious symptoms.

"The most important thing for disease management is prevention.

"Now there are really early intervention diseases, such as hypertension and diabetes, which everyone accepts
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However, patients with COPD have no enthusiasm, because he doesn't think there is any problem

In 2017, domestic prospective studies have proved that early diagnosis in the community, as long as a few drugs are given early intervention, the lung function of patients can be significantly improved, and a considerable number of patients can return to normal
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"We are now also preparing to carry out large-scale early intervention in the community, and after finding the patient, we will actively intervene and treat it early

In addition, starting on the 16th, the Zhongnanshan Medical Foundation of Guangdong Province, in conjunction with the kindhearted physical examination and other social forces, launched the "kindhearted breathing health screening for 10,000 people"-early screening activities for lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and allergic diseases are being carried out

Zhong Nanshan said that in order to promote the transition from “treatment-centered” to “people’s health-centered”, implement the work policy of prevention first, and let more people know about lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, allergic diseases, sleep breathing and other diseases , Promote the health action of "early screening, diagnosis and treatment", advocate the establishment of a coordinated prevention and treatment system for the whole society of respiratory diseases, and jointly promote the "early screening, diagnosis and treatment" of respiratory diseases